NewTREND objectives
Integrated Design Methodology
Including a guided process through all steps of refurbishment from concept to operation and a decision process for the selection, design and optimisation of retrofitting solution for buildings in their neighbourhood context
Participatory Design
Focus on all stakeholders (including inhabitants and building users) in the design process, through pre-design multisession community design charrettes, review dialogue in the construction phases and post-occupancy evaluation workshops
Collaborative Design Platform
Ensuring the correct implementation of the Integrated Design Methodology through a project management infrastructure, a user friendly GUI customised to the stakeholders, including visualisation and participation options
District Information Model
Interoperable, distributed, multi-model data exchange server to store information on energy efficient design and integration with neighbourhood energy systems, linking existing data model formats at building and district levels
Data Manager
Enabling a structured, standardized crowdsourced data collection approach through a web-based tool accessible from tablets and smartphones, supporting design teams in on-site inspections and direct data entry in the DIM
Simulation and Design Hub
Cloud-based platform to evaluate retrofitting needs, guide the decision makers to select the best energy retrofitting strategy, balance the building in its district, through Dynamic Simulation Modelling, GIS, KPI and optimisation tools
Consortium
